"We can finally focus on the Europa League... To be honest, I am very impressed. I originally thought we would compete in the Champions League this season, but life, who knows that we will play in the Europa League again.
What about the Cup match?”
Noriya pretended to be helpless at the press conference before the Europa League, which caused a burst of laughter from the reporters.
Southampton fans have actually come out of the disappointment of being eliminated from the Champions League group stage - mainly because Southampton's results improved quickly, so that they will not be so disappointed. Otherwise, Southampton will not be disappointed.
Puton's results were still so bad, and it would be a bit mean for them not to be disappointed.
Southampton's subsequent good results show that it was only because of experience that it suffered such a tragedy as being eliminated from the group stage. It should be much better next time. I didn't see that Manchester City was eliminated from the Champions League group before.
After Saili was eliminated, didn't he enter the top 16 this year?
And the Europa League will be played next... Southampton fans are also starting to be interested. After all, if they defend the Europa League, it will be an unprecedented three consecutive Europa League titles!
Being able to create such a first is a very happy thing to think about.
This is what Ji Ya wants to do. After all, others may think that winning three consecutive championships is just an easy task, but for him, it is a real reward!
Winning an honor that has never been won by the Southampton club in its history means four hundred achievement points will be awarded. What if it is an honor that no one has ever won in the entire European football world? How many achievement points will be awarded?
Thinking of this, Ji Ya felt excited.
The next opponent, Steaua Bucharest, has nothing to say, although they have a great history. They were the first team in Eastern Europe to win the Champions League, and they were also the dominant team in the Romanian League. They have trained Hagi, Monteanu, and Petre.
However, now Romanian football has long lost its courage, and the last world-class player in their team, Chivu, is on the verge of retiring.
So Steaua Bucharest is still the dominant player in the Romanian league, but their strength is also average.
This is also true.
Although this game was at home, Ji Ya also rotated a lot of the main players. In the end, they defeated their opponents 3-0 at home. Klose scored twice and Austin also scored a goal. Southampton was completely suppressed.
If you beat the opponent, it will appear that the opponent is a low-level team.
In fact, it's not that the opponent is too bad, but that Southampton performed too well.
The fans were cheering for this victory, but everyone in Southampton seemed very calm.
A deserved victory, nothing to say.
After winning one game after another, players can build up their confidence. Southampton is in such good shape and confident right now.
Southampton, who are back in the league, are playing their best. In the next round, they will challenge Newcastle away from home. The Magpies' performance this season can be said to be quite outstanding, while Manchester United will face the bottom Queen's Park Rangers in this round.
, Ji Ya doesn’t dare to expect that Manchester United will be blocked by the bottom team like Manchester City.
Mancini: What the hell does it have to do with me?
Perhaps it was because of their recent poor results that Manchester City finally came out victorious in this round. With Toure and Tevez scoring goals in the second half, Manchester City beat Chelsea 2-0 at home, stopping their three-game winless streak.
pace.
"Manchester City is really good like this. They were not in good form against us, but their form came back when they played other strong teams... I hope they can maintain it until they face Manchester United."
After Ji Ya muttered, he directed Southampton's main players to start fighting Newcastle.
It is indeed a desperate effort. Newcastle is ranked ninth this season. They have scored a lot of goals and conceded a lot of goals, and they are in good shape in this game.
So in the end, although Southampton won, it was a score that made people tremble with fear.
4 to 3, Southampton beat Newcastle away.
Schneiderlin opened the scoring for Southampton, and then Cisse and Cabaye scored two consecutive goals for Newcastle to take the lead. After the start of the second half, Ronaldo scored to equalize the score, but Newcastle relied on Sissoko's goal to take the lead again.
Vidal stood up at this time, and his header in the penalty area equalized the score for Southampton. Before the end, he made another header in the penalty area to help Wundt, who came forward with an assist, complete the winner!
A hearty, soul-stirring, yet heart-stopping game finally came to an end.
"I'm very proud that the players withstood the pressure and won this crucial game! Did Manchester United win? It doesn't matter. The main thing is that we won. We can think about what would have happened if we drew this game.
What will happen? We will be beaten by Manchester United by six points. At the same time, we will face the relegation teams in succession, as well as strong teams like Liverpool and Chelsea. Manchester United may establish a huge advantage in one breath, making it impossible for us to catch up! Lucky
Fortunately, we withstood it, and Southampton will attack even more fiercely next!"
Noriya said at the post-match press conference that Southampton fans were celebrating their victory crazily. The victory in this game was indeed thrilling, but after winning, the joy of victory was not.
It's double!
Although the next games are still very intensive, although there are still many cups to compete for, although they cannot completely focus on the league... Southampton's performance so far has made their fans excited at all times.
Full of confidence!
The next week was the second round of the Europa League. Considering that they won 3-0 in the first round, Ji Ya didn't even fly to Romania with any main players, but with a substitute lineup and some young players.
Flying to the away game...
Among them was Du Yue.
At their home court, Steaua Bucharest performed much better. They began to suppress Southampton to a certain extent. However, Southampton's defense was very good. Otamendi began to gradually return to form, and the midfielder
The sweep by Casemiro and others protected the defense well and did not allow the opponent to score.
Du Yue even played for thirty minutes in the second half, but it was obvious that he was still adapting to his new position as a forward.
After all, I have played as a central defender for more than ten years. It will definitely be uncomfortable to suddenly switch to a forward position.
"Practice shooting more and develop shooting into an instinct. I believe you can do it." Ji Ya said to Du Yue.
Du Yue nodded, because he felt deeply that Ji Ya's judgment was correct. He indeed began to like the forward position more and more!
Next, it depends on how you accumulate experience and catch up on the lessons you missed before!
